Monoclonal Antibodies

What do the words 'mono' and 'clonal' mean?

• One type, genetic copy

• Two types, genetic copy

• Many copies, genetic copy

• One type, genetically different

A hybridoma is combination of which two types of cell?

• T lymphocyte and cancer cell

• Phagocyte and cancer cell

• B lymphocyte and cancer cell

• Phagocyte and B lymphocyte

What is the first stage of producing monoclonal antibodies?

• Stimulating mouse lymphocytes to make an antibody
• collect spleen cells from a mouse
• Form hybridoma cells
• produce myeloma cells

What is a hybridoma cell?

• A particular antibody
• A B lymphocyte fused with a cancer cell
• An antibody fused with a lymphocyte
• None of the above

A ..................................is an agent that causes disease – either a microorganism (bacteria, protist, fungi or parasite), virus

Infectious diseases are also called

• Carriers

• Antigenes

• Communicable diseases

• Viruses

Communicable diseases can't be spread from animals to other animals.

• True

• False

Vaccines contain weakened or dead parts of antigens. 

• True
• False

Which of the following is not a use of monoclonal antibodies?

• Binding to cancer cells, with a fluorescing agent

• Pregnancy testing

• Testing for STIs

• Combatting multiple pathogens

Which of the following is not a method of using monoclonal antibodies in cancer treatment?

• Blocking receptors

• Immune system triggers

• Carrier of toxic or radioactive materials

• Triggering autolysis